HEALTH

Memory, reasoning and comprehension start to decline 15 years earlier than previously thought, study claims.

Thousands more women may be at risk of sub-standard silicone breast implants after it was revealed that French company Poly Implant Prothese (PIP) were selling implants under a different name.

The French company at the centre of the breast implant scandal also made fake testicles, it has been claimed by former staff.

GSK Argentina Laboratories denies anti-pneumonia drug killed 14 babies and appeals against parental consent ruling.

An experimental vaccine has appeared to protect monkeys from the species' version of the HIV virus, leading to optimism that a similar vaccine could be developed for humans.

Stayin’ Alive the perfect lifesaver when giving chest compressions to heart attack victims.

Poly Implant Prosthese defective breasts impanted by at least 50 British clinics but government says no urgency for removal.

Experts fear cosmetic injections could be the next health disaster following the faulty breast implant scandal.

Health officials confirm Hong Kong's brand-new government headquarters contaminated with potentially fatal disease.

Hong Kong authorities ban import of poultry from neighbouring areas including Shenzhen and declare "import control zone".

Poly Implant Prosthese used clinically untested chemicals in faulty breast implants at centre of global health scare affecting hundreds of thousands of women.

The MoD has paid thousands for its troops to undergo sex change operations.

Chief of French breast implant company admits product had not received formal approval.

Taking Multivitamin tablets do not improve health conditions, a new research report says.

Yorkshire Water is using organically grown bacillus bacteria to unclog sewer blockages.

The research findings can change the way people with suspected heart disease are assessed, potentially avoiding the need for tests that are invasive or use ionising radiation.

Defective implants in up to 30,000 French women will be removed after health fears raised.

A Brazillian mother has given birth to full-functioning conjoined twins that have two autonomous brains, separate spines but just one heart.

A 76-year-old woman had a ball-point pen removed from her stomach by a surgeon 25 years after swallowing it whole.

A group of scientist have found a remedy for muscle degeneration and age related problems

Scientists have discovered that the commonest type of ovarian cancer evolves at a fast enough rate to “dodge” standard treatment.

French health bosses warn women to remove defective breast implants made from industrial silicone.

Hong Kong is on high alert after workers began to slaughter 17,000 chickens on Wednesday after a chicken carcass was found infected with bird flu.

The aspiring fashion student told friends on Facebook that she planned to take her life after her date snubbed her by text message.

A Dutch laboratory who developed a strain of bird flu which has the potential to kill millions want to publish its research, sparking fears the information could be used by terrorists.

The male cleaner at the paediatric ward of the hospital had taken away the oxygen mask saying that too much of oxygen was not good for the baby, a relative said.

A young mother has been left frustrated after falling pregnant seven times in five years despite trying almost every method of contraception.

A researcher from the University of London has found that chickenpox is more prevalent in regions with less Ultra Violet (UV) radiation.

UK-based health officials have warned the public of a spike in cases of norovirus infections, forcing hospitals to close wards.